Police Investigating Texas Factory Explosion

4/18/2013 6:32AM

Police say they are treating the site of an explosion at a fertilizer factory in the small town of West, Texas, as a crime scene until they can prove otherwise. The explosion killed between five and 15 people and left at least 160 injured. Photo: AP

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